James
Ross
Born about in Province of North Carolina
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah (Wiley) Ross
— married
5 Nov 1812 in Columbia, GA
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 56
in Columbia, Georgia, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
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Biography
In 1820, James is enumerated in Captain Jesse Morriss's District in Columbia County, Georgia, with the following household members.[1]
- Free White Males: (2) over age 45
- Free White Females: (1) under 10; (1) over age 45
- Slave Males: (5) under age 14; (1) age 14-25; (3) age 26-44; (1) over age 45
- Slave Females: (2) under age 14; (1) age 14-25; (2) age 26-44; (1) over age 45
James's will, dated 17 December 1819 and presented for probate in Columbia County, Georgia, on 3 September 1821, mentioned by name the following heirs:[2]
- — Wife Sally Ross: real estate (some of which was to go to William Wily Harden upon her death); slaves Dilia, Sarah and her son Granville, Harry (a blacksmith), Trinchen, Flora and her son Sam. Also in trust to wife Sally: slave girl Eliza (to go to her granddaughter Sarah Ann Biosion).
- — Friend William Wiley Harden: subsequent ownership of some land, as well as slave Yackney, and his medical library.
- — Benjamin Franklin Gerald, son of James Gerald: slave Chance
- — Nancy Gerald, daughter of James Gerald: slave Desse (?)
He mentions no children of his own, only his wife, her granddaughter, and friends.
Additional Information
Legal notice in The Augusta Chronicle and Gazette of the State (Augusta, GA); 7 April 1792; p 3, col 2:[3]
- District of Georgia. Marshal's Sale.
- To be sold at the court house in Augusta, on Friday [April] the 20th...at the hour of 12 o'clock, Two Prime Field Slaves, named Smith and Charles, as the property of Mr James Ross, seized under execution. Conditions: Cash.
- /s/Robert Forsyth, Marshal
- /d/April 3, 1792
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1820": James Ross household; Cape Jesse Morriss' District 8, Columbia County, Georgia; Stamped Sheet 37, Line 30 FamilySearch (Image 2 of 2)
- ↑ "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990": Columbia County Wills, Alphabetical Index, Perry-Z; Will of James Ross FamilySearch (Images 135-137 of 698)
- ↑ The Augusta Chronicle (Georgia Historic Newspapers usg.edu)
- * Georgia Marriages to 1850
- Detail: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Capt Jesse Morriss District, Columbia, Georgia; Page: 37; NARA Roll: M33_7; Image: 50
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